Lack of Fighting in North Africa, Sicily, and Illyria

[mlp071]

I wouldn't say Carthage always leaves North Africa empty. I think depends form campaign to campaign.

I one of my campaigns they had most of the cities in Africa fortified with 3 stacks of elites in and around Kart-Hadast, 1 next to Lepkis, 1/2 stack in Ippone.And that was with money script.

In same game they had stack in Sardinia , Bocchoris, 2 in spain, and 1/2 in Corsica.

In another campaign , however they had in all of North Africa total of 1 stack and 1-3 units/per town as garrisons.

It's true that more often AI leaves inner towns with lower garrisons, then stronger ones. It goes for all factions.

+++ In either of campaigns i was not bordering them.

[MarcusAureliusAntoninus]

I had one campaign where Carthage lost all of its Iberian holdings due to the fact it they had four full stacks standing in Byzacena staring south at rebel Cydaus, which they never attacked but seemed to want to. When I took Egypt, they forgot about Cydaus and marched them all east to attack me. I suppose if I had attacked Carthage itself, those armies would have come to defend it.

[burn_again]

I've played several campaigns where the Carthagians became quite powerful and wiped out the Ptolemaioi, controlling all of Africa. I think they just need more time than other factions before they get agressive, but if they start expanding, they can get really nasty. In my campaigns they often start expanding in Spain and Sicily after 220. One time they controlled Italy, Spain, southern Gaul, the Alpes and started invading Germany around 200 BC.
When playing as the Romani I never had a problem with them in Sicily, but the longer you wait, the harder they fight in Spain and Africa.
On the other hand its sometimes annoying that they are never a threat for the Romans when I play as Aedui or Sweboz, they don't seem to break their alliance if the human player is at war with Rome.
I've only seen one single naval invasion in EB with RTW 1.5, but unfortunately not from the Carthagians, no idea if they do better with BI.

Btw, as this is my first post here, I have to say: EB is totally awesome!!!

[Centurio Nixalsverdrus]

In my current campaign the Carthies took Sicilia after about 40 years or so, and are now by 202BC conquering most of Iberia. Normally they build huge low-tier-stacks in Corsica.

But I quite don't understand why anybody should garrison his heartlands? Normally they are considered to be the safest place in an empire. Why waste money to garrison them, except for public order's sake? In the Roman Empire it was even forbidden to garrison the heartland.

[Reno Melitensis]

Yes guys,I am playing EB with RTW 1.5. It seemed strange to me too to see a naval invasion in 1.5. I had a spy nearby so I could see what was happening, as I was going to take Massilia by see. In the early stages of the game a Hellanon Tiereme was approaching by coastline in southern Italy. In was carrying a small army, its destination is unknown as it was sunk by pirates.

Cheers.